PurPicks Is A Review Platform Clean Beauty Fans Can Call Their Own (No More Scouring Stars On Amazon)

After introducing Canadian safe skincare certification CertClean nearly three years ago, Jenise Lee faced an unforeseen occupational hazard: Constant questions about which beauty products were her favorites. She doled out details on her choices, but grew concerned...

Stacey Grondahl Of We Do Men Is The Skincare Straight Shooter Every Guy Needs

If you look up the word badass in the Beauty Independent dictionary, you’ll find Stacey Grondahl is the definition. Long before most personal care brands realized men are serious consumers, she was teaching them the wisdom of proper...

Le Prunier Scores Plum Retail Placements At Credo and Anthropologie

Le Prunier is having a fruitful season of expansion.  The organic beauty brand based around plums grown on a Sutter County, Calif., farm started by the great-grandfather of its sister founders Jacqueline, Allison and Elaine...

I.O. Beauty Market Enters E-Commerce With A Focus On Beauty Inside And Out

I.O. Beauty Market goes beyond the superficial. The new e-tailer from Dixie Lincoln-Nichols curates a selection of inner and outer beauty solutions to meet shoppers’ well-rounded personal care and home needs. I.O. Beauty Market has kicked off with...

Good Skin Day Sells Missourians On Indie Brands With Its Glow Know-How

Courtney Dunlop returned to her native Springfield, Mo., in 2016 for a calmer life, but she didn’t abandon all the habits she’d picked up over 16 years in New York, where her professional path alternated between positions at...

What Happened When Small-Batch Nail Polish Brand Veque Went Big Time With J.Crew

Shortly before Thanksgiving last year, Audrey Siu received an email from J. Crew during a lunch with friends. The apparel retailer was considering bringing in her nail polish brand Veque, which had barely been on the market...